20 Most Recent Kenmore 16.7 cu. ft. / 473 liter Upright Freezer 23725 - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Sounds like a bad gasket or something between the door allowing outside warm air in.

I've just had a similar problem. I fixed it by removing the large panel on the back of the inside of the freezer. I found a large build up of ice at the bottom of the freezer which seems to have developed because the drain hole at the bottom of the freezer was blocked. I defrosted the ice, cleared the drain and now the freezer is working fine.

Most units have the control top rear, some have them external.

ic Defrost Thermostat
This is the component that controls how long the heater stays on when the machine is in defrost mode. Say the defrost cycle is thirty minutes, the heater may only be on for ten of those thirty minutes on the timer controls. On Adaptive Defrost Controls, when the heater shuts off, shortly after the machine exits defrost mode. Basically if the heater only stays on for ten minutes, the whole defrost cycle will only be about 12 or 13 minutes longe is continueing to build up due to one of the defrost cycle parts not fucntioning properly this is the most likely piece to be causing your ice up issue do a continuity test on the thermostat to assure that it is working properly
Basically when the heater comes on, it starts to melt the frost on the evaporator. Once all the ice and frost is gone, the temperature behind the panel will start to rise. Once the temperature behind the panel rises to a certain temperature, the thermostat will break the current of electricity going to the heater. Bam, it shuts off and prevents your freezer from becoming a sauna, or an oven. I'm sure you get the drift. The heater is on the bottom of the evaporator coils and the defrost thermostat sits on top of the evaporator coils.
Defrost Heater
This is the last component in the defrost system. This one should be pretty simple. By now if you have read this far you should already know what this does and how important is it. Some defrost heaters are a coil of wire in a glass tube under the evaporator coils. Works like a light bulb basically. The other style looks like the bake element in your stove. They both get red hot either way and melt the frost
Defrost control or timer. Some refrigerators have a defrost timer. This type works like a clock. Every eight hours or so the machine hits the defrost spot and that's when defrost occurs

Some refrigerators have an Adaptive Defrost Control. This is what makes a refrigerator energy efficient. It varys the length of time it takes the machine to go into defrost. So instead of the energy hogging heater coming on every eight hours, it may be 24 hours, 18 hours, 10.5 hours, who knows. It depends on how many times you have opened the doors, how long the compressor has run. This is good because the refrigerator may not need to go into defrost every eight hours. Now you are saving energy.

and lastly there is the fan also if it is not working will not allow the flow of air to leave the inside of the freezer. Continuity test can also be done on the heater as well and the least likely would be the timer to go bad in some models they have a board on the back of the machine instead of a defrost timer if you have any further questions please message me back and please remember to rank how this opinion has helped as well Thanks again Rick

Sorry to read about your problem. you can have many different problems.

Here are some areas to troubleshoot
1. Bad temp control
2. Failing compressor
3. Defective start cap
4. Defective overload protector
5. Defective control board

I suggest you call a service company. for compressor issues

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Sorry to read about your problem, I hope this helps you out.

you may have a bad seal around the door, letting air in

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Vacuum relief port on all upright freezers allows easy re-entry after door closings. This is located on the door bottom.

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Probably the drain tube at the back of the fridge is plugged and not letting the condensation on the freezer to run out. So check for this tube on the back that is where they plug up. If the tube or channel is clogged or obstructed, the water backs up and leaks into the inside of the refrigerator compartment. Then the water builds up at the bottom or inside of the refrigerator. To fix this problem, clear the drain tube or channel and allow the defrost water to flow down to the drain pan.Please get back to us if you have any further query.

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If you have frost in the freezer, I hate to point out the obvious, but if you dont resolve the cause of the frost buildup, you will only waste your money removing the frost, only to have it return.

This is just an idea. the sounds may just be age.. some systems are louder than others and some that are noisy become quiet. But the smell concerns me. It may be that there is something in the cooling fins that is producing the smell. The air from the outside does not directly go into the freezer so I don't think the mouse is the issue. Problems like this usually end up coming from the insulation inside the walls of the freezer. But since you have no history of the freezer loosing power and fish going bad I can suggest anything...If you have any easy access to the inside of the freezer try and take a look. One way to possible clean the smell is to put a bunch of charcoal briquettes on some cookie sheets and put those inside the freezer for a day or two. then switch them out... also you can put a pan of armor hammer backing powder down inside and change that every other day. good luck

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Take a hair dryer heat the gasket then apply light coatof vaseline
Put something heavy on it for a few days if it is chest type.

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its frozen up or low on gas....the defrost timer has failed or the defrost element has packed it in.the beeping is warning you of a temp failure.

dear sir,
please make sure first your freerzer,s condesore is clean and fan motor and compressor is running. if its alredy clean and working then try to check amount of refrigarant in your freezer. i think its need to refill freon gas.

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Hi, check to see if there is any ice that is frozen in the back top or around the evaporator fan blade. This sounds like what is going on. You may have to unplug it to remove the cover and I bet there is ice around the fan from the coil that needs to be melted away. Do this before it stops and stops freezing. It will also burn out the motor. Please keep me posted on this I am sure this is what you are hearing. If this is it, please be kind when you rate me on this. I will be here if this is not the problem, and we can go from here.
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